My OTA goes on the rear seat under the seat belt (no blanket), the 'legs' on the floor behind the driver... so I guess I treat my scope like I treat my kids... is that good or bad?
In about ten years of service is has accumulated minor wear and tear because it has travelled some rough roads to dark places. My mirror has seen only one bath ever, and that was recently... give me bathing my cat any time.
The one thing I cannot stand though is fouled-up glasses and dusty EP's, so I blow the dust off them regularly and if that fails: the lens pen (rarely).
And I do keep a sub-set of EP's for use by the eager uninitiated - no Naglers for the hoi-polloi...
